Harry Kane has declared himself fit to face Arsenal — and reveals the secret behind his incredible scoring record in London derbies.
Striker Kane missed England’s friendlies with Germany and Brazil over the past week because of a knee injury but is expected to be ready for Spurs’ Saturday lunchtime trip to the Emirates.
The Tottenham hero has scored 20 goals in his last 24 London derbies, and said: “It’s a lot of it, a big part of it, everyone is good technically, physically very good, but mentally is the difference between a good player and a great player.
“Coming through the academy here, you had to have that coming through, to keep going, wait for your chance and have persistence.
“I think in the game, you just have to move on straight away — the next chance can come a minute later, 30 minutes later and you have to focus on what’s next.
“But after the game, you can think, ‘I should have scored that', 'Should have done better there’ and you have to learn from it.”
Arsenal also are expecting their squad to have virtually a clean bill of health for the derby, although striker Olivier Giroud is still being assessed after France duty.